Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................1
Gaps in Current Approaches.......................................................................................................................................1
An Integrated Approach .............................................................................................................................................2
Conflict Analysis..........................................................................................................................................................6
Conflict Prevention .....................................................................................................................................................8
Conflict Management and Mitigation ..................................................................................................................... 13
Conflict Resolution .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
About the Author .................................................................................................................................................... 18
This white paper draws on the following publications:
Bardall, Gabrielle. "A Conflict Cycle Perspective on Electoral Violence." Monday Developments.
Interaction. Vol 28. No. 3. March 2010.
Kammerud, Lisa. “Merging Conflict Management with Electoral Practice: The IFES Experience.” in
Elections in Dangerous Places: Democracy and the Paradoxes of Peacebuilding. David Gillies (ed).
McQueen University Press, October 2011.